Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Valid from 01/12/2022

3 (1) The landlord may extend the introductory period to the period of 18 months starting with the introduction date of the contract by giving the contract-holder a notice of extension. E+W

(2) The notice of extension must be given to the contract-holder at least eight weeks before the day on which the introductory period would end under paragraph 1(1)(a).

(3) The notice of extension must state that the landlord has decided to extend the introductory period, and set out the reasons for that decision.

(4) The notice of extension must also inform the contract-holder that he or she has a right to request a review under paragraph 4 of the landlord's decision to extend the introductory period, and of the time by which the request must be made.

(5) In making the decision to extend the introductory period, the landlord may take into account—

(a) the conduct of the contract-holder (or, if there are joint contract-holders, the conduct of any of them), and

(b) the conduct of any person who appears to the landlord to live in the dwelling.

(6) A landlord may take a person's conduct into account under sub-paragraph (5)(b) whether or not the person lives continuously in the dwelling, and whatever the capacity in which the person lives in the dwelling.

(7) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend sub-paragraph (2) for the purpose of changing when a notice of extension must be given to a contract-holderF1 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(7) omitted (7.6.2021) by virtue of Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 19(3), Sch. 6 para. 24